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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1955
Page
1
Police sift clues in the ranchwoman murder case as three men await trial and more suspects are questioned. Prosecutors and attorneys debate who planted the bomb and who attempted extortion against the victim’s husband as investigators pursue leads in Houston and Rywood.
A metal bar fell from a structure near Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, injuring two people. One victim, Pohlabel, is hospitalized with a head injury. The incident occurred in February and is under investigation as authorities review the workplace safety and building conditions.
License begins issuance at the Bexar County Court House with 12 windows for passenger and commercial plates and six for title transfers. Dickison forecasts the largest plate issue in history as 1955 plates in black jet ink. Total 1954 registrations reach 208,052, surpassing 202,484 for 1953.
A $60,000 fire swept through the Vulcanizing Material Corp in Grand Rapids Michigan caused by static electricity from a worker's finger. Jack Wingate a line worker said a spark from his finger ignited fresh rubber cement on a cementing machine as he handled materials.
The senate judiciary committee was called into secret session today to decide on whether to recommend a pay raise for congress members and federal judges.
Forecast calls for clear to mild conditions on Tuesday with fair to partly cloudy night and Wednesday. Winds will be moderate to fresh from the northwest diminishing Tuesday night. Highs Tuesday near 70s, Wednesday highs in the 60s, overnight lows near 40. Temperatures will average 2-7 degrees above normal with light to moderate precipitation possible around showers Sunday and Tuesday night along the coast.
Luther L. Osborne faces murder and robbery by assault charges in Criminal District Court for the May 21 killing of Vega. Five of 12 jurors chosen. trial battles over defense motions on whether women can serve on the jury continue, with Judge M. D. Jones presiding.
An enlisted airman testifies about two flights in a military plane to Pennsylvania to repair two half tracks owned by Col. WG Dunn. Dunn, 49, a former commander at Laredo AFB, faces charges including wrongful use of enlisted men and government aircraft, violation of air force regs, making a false statement, and influencing a witness.
County Tax Assessor P P E Dickison reported 76 374 poll tax receipts issued for 1955 with the office open to midnight Monday to meet the deadline. The tally trails 1953 and 1954 volumes but Sussex a record day of 15 501 receipts was set Monday.
Gov. Shivers honors the League of United Latin American Citizens by proclaiming February 13 to 26 as LULAC week in Texas. The declaration marks state recognition of the civil rights group and its activities.
A condensed guide to the day’s newspaper sections with feature pages and columnists noted for quick navigation through Amusements Sports Editorial and more across pages 2 10 11 12 14 15 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 26 32 35.
In SHINGTON on January 1 Hutchinson and Austin will be sworn in as members of the Interstate Commerce Commission. Official action sets them to join the federal regulator overseeing transportation policy and commerce.
AP reports 46 killed in fires this week across six states. Amsterdam New York saw a 12 death tenement fire blamed on an overflowing oil stove. New York kitten tenement fire from kerosene heater killed six more. Virginia Chuckatuck saw six children perish in a frame-home blaze. Georgia Rossville mother and four children died in an oil stove explosion. Indiana three children perished in a blaze from an overheated oil stove. Kentucky near Liberty two daughters and their mother died in a farm home fire started by kerosene. New Jersey an oil lamp caused a fire killing a 58 year old man in a farm shack.
Postmaster Dan Quill reported January receipts totaled $486,612.53, up from $480,636.47 for January 1954, an increase of $5,976.06. The rise reflects stronger postal business year over year.
Under President Eisenhower the Korean GI Bill benefits including free education and government backed home loans ended at midnight for new recruits and inductees. The order applies to those entering the armed forces from today onward, making them ineligible for the warborn veterans program.
Catholic headquarters in Hong Kong reports eighty foreign Catholic missionaries remain inside Red China as of February 1.
Seoul reports 43 million dollars in aid authorized in June for foreign operations. January licenses for marriages dropped to 369, the lowest since March 1953, as Cupid’s holiday impact reduced monthly totals. In Eureka California a minor earthquake struck but caused no damage while stock purchases by the U S army remained available.
Washington reports say the United States has built air and naval power in the western Pacific sufficient to knock Red China to its knees if China attacks Formosa. Officials deny a need for wartime rationing and foresee a ceasefire solution.
The weather bureau reports no rain and continued springlike conditions for Los Angeles and San Antonio through Wednesday. Northwest winds fade tonight, yielding a partly cloudy sky. Tuesday highs in the low 70s and Wednesday near the 80s with morning low near 40.
Pope Pius XI met with Prime Minister Menderes of Turkey to discuss political subjects defense and possible diplomatic relations between the Holy See and Turkey. Small craft warnings were issued from Galveston to Pensacola due to southerly winds shifting to northwest.
Spring like temperatures were to cool off somewhat in Texas Tuesday though no severe cold was expected. Scattered showers were forecast in the east and south central regions.
Jack Danciger paid 100000 for a one third interest in Prince 103 SAF Aberdeen Angus bull. The bull, owned by Sondra Lin of Stock Farm Decatur and the Simon Angus Farms Madison Kan, was said to be a record price. Sellers reportedly rejected 250000 for a half interest.
A Hong Kong report says American correspondents boarded units of the U S Seventh Fleet in the Formosa area. If true, this could signal evacuation of the Nationalist held Tachens but no verified details were available.
The United Nations Security Council moved to place Formosa tensions on the agenda awaiting Peiping’s response to an invitation to join the debate. The decision passed 9 to 1 with Nationalist China voting against and the Soviet Union abstaining. The chamber also voted to seek ways to end hostilities off the China coast and to discuss U S aggression charges, while Molotov warned of a dangerous Formosa situation.
At odds in Taipei the United States and Nationalist China clash over a request for a specific American pledge to defend certain offshore islands as part of President Eisenhower's Formosa defense plan.
In Washington on February 1 the Senate faced a showdown as the relations committee considered a Democratic move to record the Senate in favor of a Formosa ceasefire with no reservations. Chairman George said the State Department had no objection, while Senate GOP Leader Knowland prepared to oppose unless anti Red China qualifiers were added.
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